Margaret Ellen Fox
Unknown MissingCold Case
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Missing Persons Details
Missing Person
Margaret Ellen Fox
Last Seen
June 24, 1974
Case Status
Classification
Unknown Missing
Intake Date
June 26, 2021
Source of Record
Location
City
Burlington
State
New Jersey
Country
USA
Physical Description
Race
Gender
Hair Color
Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Height
5'2"
Weight
105lbs
Distinguishing Features
At the time of Margaret Ellen Fox's disappearance, two of her top front right teeth were missing.
Last Seen Wearing
Fox wore eyeglasses and was last seen wearing jeans with a yellow patch on the knee, a blue blouse, a white and black checkered jacket, and brown sandals with a heel strap. She was also wearing a gold necklace with flowers and a blue stone, and gold charm bracelet with a blue stone. Margaret was carrying an eyeglass case with a Huckleberry Hound design on it.
Details of Disappearance
Margaret Ellen Fox was last seen on 06/24/1974. Fox travelled by bus to meet with a man calling himself "John Marshall" and had advertised a babysitting job.
Margaret was planning to go by bus near Mill and Main Streets in Mount Holly, New Jersey, for interview with "John Marshall" in regards to babysitting his young son.
The man's phone number was later traced to a pay phone in a local supermarket. Margaret was seen getting on the bus in Burlington, New Jersey, at approximately 8:40 a.m. en route to Mt. Holly. However, following getting on the bus, Fox was never seen or heard from again.
Fox was 14 years old when she went missing, and would currently be approximately 61 years old.
(Alternate POC: New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit, Stephen Urbanski, Detective, (609) 882-2000)
**The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the subject(s)
responsible for the disappearance of Margaret Ellen Fox.**
Margaret was planning to go by bus near Mill and Main Streets in Mount Holly, New Jersey, for interview with "John Marshall" in regards to babysitting his young son.
The man's phone number was later traced to a pay phone in a local supermarket. Margaret was seen getting on the bus in Burlington, New Jersey, at approximately 8:40 a.m. en route to Mt. Holly. However, following getting on the bus, Fox was never seen or heard from again.
Fox was 14 years old when she went missing, and would currently be approximately 61 years old.
(Alternate POC: New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit, Stephen Urbanski, Detective, (609) 882-2000)
**The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the subject(s)
responsible for the disappearance of Margaret Ellen Fox.**
Case Numbers
Verified with Law Enforcement
Yes
Local Police
745503
NamUs
MP6077
Police Contact Information
Burlington City Police Department
(609) 386-3300
FBI Information
FBI Field Office Division
Newark
(973) 792-3000
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